Thu 1-May-2025

Motasem A Dalloul

Israel is trying to win a PR battle through its fake rescue mission

Following the devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake that ripped through Turkiye and Syria on Monday dozens of countries rushed to offer humanitarian assistance to help rescue survivors treat the wounded and shelter the displaced.

US insists on glorifying Israel despite its violations of int’l law

Following the killing of seven Israeli Jewish settlers in the illegal settlement of Neve Yaakov on Friday evening US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and condemned the incident as a “horrific attack”.

Will Benjamin Netanyahu’s government survive?

Before it was formed the new far-right Israeli government coalition has been plagued with disputes and disagreements despite the fact that all of its members are from the right-wing parties and all of them at least share the same principles although each party has its own procedures to achieve the common goals.

Who is more extreme Ben-Gvir Smotrich or Netanyahu?

Since they won the Knesset elections in November leader of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich and leader of Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) Party Itamar Ben-Gvir have been making local regional and international headlines due to their far-right extremist stances and racist and hostile attitudes towards secularists as well as Palestinians.

The rise of the far-right exposes the fallacy of Israel’s ‘values’

The latest General Election in Israel was held on 1 November. The election campaign saw hatred and hostility between politicians come to the surface across the political spectrum.

Sorry Mr Lapid but you and your soldiers do need lessons in morality

Al Jazeera TV Network has submitted the case of Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.

In Israel there is no right or left; they’re all extremists

Attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank by Israeli occupation forces and extremist Jewish settlers have increased sharply. Too many of the attacks have been deadly.

Who’s going to stop the madness of extremist ministers?

As Benjamin Netanyahu the head of the largest right-wing Israeli party Likud is going to form the most right-wing government the country has ever had expectations are rising that he will give influential ministerial portfolios to far right Ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich.

Will the Palestinians prepare for a new Nakba?

With what looks like a resounding election victory Benjamin Netanyahu seems certain to return as prime minister of Israel a post he has already held for twelve years.

Is Netanyahu making credible promises to Arab Israeli voters?

As Israel heads to the polls today opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping that Arab citizens of the occupation state will head to the polling stations “in droves” to cast their votes for him as a result of his election campaign promises.

The Palestinians in Gaza must watch in silence

Since the beginning of October news reports have mentioned a tripartite agreement between Egypt the Palestinian Authority and Israel to develop a natural gas field off the shores of the besieged Gaza Strip.

The West faces an energy crisis but still backs Israel

Russia’s war in Ukraine is about to enter its ninth month. While the Ukrainians have been suffering the more obvious effects of the war Europe has been facing a crippling energy crisis due to Russia’s suspension of natural gas supplies.

The world allows Israel to act with impunity against everyone

Israel’s occupation forces have killed eight Palestinians over the past week including three children in a crackdown on legitimate Palestinian resistance against its occupation. All of those killed were teenagers three of them were minors.

Why is Israel allowed to annex occupied land but Russia isn’t?

Russian President Vladimir Putin formally announced last Friday that his country is to annex four regions in Ukraine. He referred to them as “new regions” of Russia.

Lapid’s misleading two-state solution

Addressing the world leaders on Thursday Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid clearly declared his support for the two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict stressing this is even the best solution for all current problems for the State of Israel and for the future of Israeli children.

Is Israel’s opposition to a new nuclear deal with Iran genuine?

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited himself for a security meeting with Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid last month to discuss Iran’s nuclear program.